Most Norwegian male names are directly taken from Old Norse.

Male names norway. Norways name rankings combine spellings for names that sound the same. The most popular names in Norway in 2020 were Nora and Jakob. Names also included names comprised of geographical features.

These are the most popular boys names in Norway for 2015. From the Scandinavian Peninsula of fjords expansive forests salmon and cross-country skiing comes an old naming tradition based on Vikings and Norse mythology. Previous page next page.

The most popular baby names in Norway for 2020 are Nora and Jakob. The number to the left of the names shows the relative popularity. This page allows students to listen to the pronunciation of the 100 most popular male names in Norway.

The table below lists names alphabetically. The table below lists names alphabetically. Norway was once the land of Ancient Vikings.

So Carl Johanssen is Carl son or Johan. The most common of these surnames were BakkeBakken which means hill or rise BergBerge meaning Mountain or hill DahlDal which translates as valley HaugenHaugan hill or mound and Moen meadowpasture. Most Norwegian baby boy names are taken directly from Viking characters and mythology.

In 2009 the most common Norwegian names were Mathias and Sara. This list may not reflect recent changes E Edvard Edvin Egil given name Egon Eiler. But Carls daughter Anna might be Anna Carlsdotter.